Opposition parties, in particular, are salivating at the opportunity to query the Conservatives about the ongoing Senate expense scandal that dogged the Harper government through much of the extended summer recess.

Regardless of Harper's attendance, the New Democrats intend to raise a point of privilege, on Thursday, against him.

According to the Canadian Press, NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus asked the Speaker to decree that the prime minister misled the House last spring when he said no one in his office knew that Nigel Wright, his former chief of staff, gifted Senator Mike Duffy $90,000. Court documents filed by the RCMP over the summer suggest that at least three PMO staffers knew of Wright's decision to cut the cheque.

But, with Harper not there, maybe the opposition attack loses its bite?

So we ask you: Do you think Prime Minister Harper should be in Question Period to answer questions about the ongoing Senate scandal?